Australia stun favourites Poland

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Australia pulled off a shock 3-1 victory over tournament favourites Poland in the men's Olympic volleyball tournament on Monday morning.

However, it still may not be enough to see them through to the last eight.
The Volleyroos were given little chance against their in-form European rivals but upset the odds to see them off over four sets. In the process, they avoided surrendering a two-set lead like they did against Italy on Saturday.
They now sit fourth in Pool A but, should Argentina beat Great Britain by any margin, the Australians' tournament will be over. A 3-0 or 3-1 victory for the host nation, though, would send Australia into the last eight.
Thomas Edgar used all of his 6ft 11in frame to stand toe-to-toe with the fearsome Poland frontline and struck 26 points while doing so, with able support coming from Nathan Roberts who added 18.
Russia all but snuffed out Serbia's hopes of reaching the last eight of the men's volleyball tournament, seeing off their European rivals in three sets  (25-15, 25-20, 25-17).
Aleksandar Atanasijevic top-scored for them with 18 points, but found little support from his team-mates, with no other player reaching double figures.
Maxim Mikhaylov also plundered 18 for Russia, but it was on the block where they stole a march on their opponents, killing the ball 15 times to five.
Bulgaria secured top billing in Pool A of the men's Olympic volleyball by beating Italy 3 - 0 (30-32 20-25 19-25).
The European rivals clashed at Earls Court with first place available and, thanks largely to the work of Tsvetan Sokolov, it was Bulgaria who took it.
He scored 21 of their 82 points in total - Ivan Zaytsev was Italy's lead man with 15 - and was ably supported by some brilliant blocking at the net.
As a result of the defeat, Italy are third in the group and, should Argentina defeat Great Britain 3-0 or 3-1, will end up in fourth and having to face the top-ranked side from Pool B.
Bulgaria end with four wins from five - their one loss against Argentina - while Italy finish the round-robin stages with a three-from-five record.
Great Britain's men were left to mull over an Olympic volleyball campaign that did not yield even a set win as Argentina whitewashed them 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-15) in their final group game on Monday afternoon.
Harry Brokking's squad of inexperienced underdogs arrived in London with quiet ambitions of reaching the quarter-finals but a combination of slapdash play, inconsistency and simply coming up against better opponents has undone them.
Their golden chance was against Australia last Tuesday and, when they lost that 3-0, it was clear this was not the tournament for them at this stage of their development. Formed just six years ago, they have exceeded expectations by being moderately competitive in the capital, but still have some way to go.
Questions will be asked about legacy - maybe more so that of the women's side owing to the fact they at least won a game - and also about the future of Brokking, who has a number of offers to coach overseas.
But there are still positives to take from their campaign. Star man Dami Bakare eventually arrived at the party after a slow, nerve-riddled start - he was as brilliant today as he was against Poland on Saturday - while the likes of libero Dan Hunter and Nathan French also end in credit.
Beating Argentina had never been Brokking's aim before the tournament - Australia and Bulgaria were the sides he had targeted - and so it panned out, with the South Americans overhauling Australia for the final qualifying place in Pool A in the process.